McDaniel, V. Rick

Price, Alan D.

Tumlison, C. Renn

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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of ScienceVolume 36 Article 351982An Infestation of the Bat Bug Cimex pilosellus onan Arkansas Population of Big Brown Bats(Eptesicus fuscus)Alan D. PriceArkansas State UniversityV. Rick McDanielArkansas State UniversityC. Renn TumlisonArkansas State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaasPart of the Zoology CommonsThis article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able toread, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking priorpermission from the publisher or the author.This General Note is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the ArkansasAcademy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact scholar@uark.edu, ccmiddle@uark.edu.Recommended CitationPrice, Alan D.; McDaniel, V. Rick; and Tumlison, C. Renn (1982) "An Infestation of the Bat Bug Cimex pilosellus on an ArkansasPopulation of Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus)," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 36 , Article 35.Available at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol36/iss1/35Arkansas Academy of Science Proceedings, Vol. XXXVI,198298Arkansas Academy of ScienceAN INFESTATION OF THE BATBUG CIMEX PILOSELLUS ON ANARKANSAS POPULATION OF BIG BROWN BATS(EPTES/CUS FUSCUS)On 29 June 1981, an investigation was initiated on a maternity colony ofbigbrown bats, Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois) in Brinkley, MonroeCounty, Arkansas. The colony roosted in the attic of a 100-year-old colonial style home (much to the consternation of the owner), and extensiveguano deposits indicated bat utilization over a great number ofyears.Bats were captured from dusk until midnight by hand and mist-netting. A total of49 female and subadult bats was captured, and 13 cimicidswere removed from them. Interestingly, all of the cimicids were attached to the plagiopatagium or uropatagium ofvolant bats, although Spencer(Proc. Entomol. Soc. Brit.Col., 31:43-45, 1935. Taken from: Usinger, Monograph of Cimicidae, Entomol. Soc. Amer., College Park, Maryland,p. 348, 1966) reported cimicids as seldom found on bats, but inhabiting roosting areas, where they could obtain their bloodmeal from a roostingbat and return to a crack or crevice. Generally a single cimicid was found per bat, although three bats harbored two cimicids each. Allen (J. Mamm.,2:53-57, 1921) reported an incidence of two cimicids behind the ears of a bigbrown bat.Cimicids were transported to the laboratory, cleared, and identified as Cimex pilosellus Horvath (Hemiptera: Cimicidae: Pilosellus group).This group is primarily ectoparasitic on bats and is apparently restricted to the Nearctic region (Usinger, 1966). C. pilosellus is distinguished fromother cimicids in this group by its long, narrow hemelytral pads, the shallowlycleft paragenital sinus, and setae having a stellate termination whenviewed microscopically (Usinger, 1966).A second examination of the bat colony was conducted on 10 September 1981. At this time, additional cimicids were encountered on batsand 15-20 were observed on the woodwork around the attic door.Records of C. pilosellus associated with bigbrown bats are not uncommon (Phillips, Amer. Midi. Nat., 75:169-197, 1966; Usinger, p. 347,1966), and records in association with other bats (e.g., Pipistrellus hesperus Hatfield, Antrozous pallidus LeConte, and several species ofMyotis)are also known (Usinger, pp. 347-348, 1966; Dooley et al., .1. Mamm., 57:187-191, 1976). However, all previous records are from western NorthAmerica. The eastern-most records have been by Phillips (1966) from Leavenworth, Kansas, and Dooley et al. (1976) from Dona Ana County,New Mexico, and El Paso County, Texas. Although Allen (1921) recorded C. pilosellus from Ithaca, New York, Usinger (1966) reassigned therecord to another member of the Pilosellus group, C. adjunctus Barber. Our Arkansas records, then, clearly extend the range of C. pilosellus eastof the recognized range and represent the first recorded bat bugs from an Arkansas bat colony.The authors thank Harvey Barton for preparation and identification of the cimicids.ALAND. PRICE, V. RICK MCDANIEL,and RENN TUMLISON, Department of Biological Science, Arkansas State University, StaleUniversity, Arkansas 72467.SEVEN SIGNIFICANTVASCULAR PLANT RECORDS FOR ARKANSASDuring 1981 the staff of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission performed extensive field work. Four previously unreported specieswere added to the State's flora:Carex bromoides Willd. GARLAND CO.: along Meyer's Creek, in cherty soil, fullshade, 3.2 km NW ofMeyers, S17 T3S R22W; 21 April1981Rettig & K. Smith 220 (VDB).Carex hitchcockiana Dewey. NEWTON CO.: along Leatherwood Creek, deep shade, cherty soil, overstory primarily ofFagus grandifolia andLiquidambar styraciflua ca. 1.6 km E of Ponca, S30 T16N R22W; 6 May 1981, Rettig & K. Smith 282 (VDB).Carex pensvlvanica Lam. POLK CO.: the understory dominant on south side of Rich Mountain near crest in stunted hardwood forest, abundant,ca. 0.5 km W of Rich Mountain fire tower along Ouachita Trail, S17 T1S R31W; 27 April1981, Rettig & R. Davis 238 (VDB).Aster sericeus Vent. IZARDCO.: approximately 15 individuals on prairie-like opening oflimestone derivation atop Devil's Knob-Devil's Backbone,ca. 30 km NE ofMt. View,S34 T16N R10W; 8 October 1981, William Shepherd & D. Etchieson I(APCR).Three additional species were reported for the first time in at least thirty years:Sagittaria ambigua J. G. Sm. CLARK CO.: few plants in standing water in roadside ditch adjacent to natural opening in forest, full sun, soilgray and clayey with occasional gravel, ca. 12.9 km SE of Arkadelphia, S8 T8S R18W; 17 May 1981, Rettig & M.Rettig 313 (VDB). This specieswas reported previously for Arkansas by Demaree (A catalogue of the vascular plants ofArkansas. Taxodium 1:1-88, 1943).Carex leptalea Wahlenb. MONTGOMERY CO.: abundant in very rich moist humus of small, seepy area, with Magnolia tripetala & Smilax sp.,along U.S. Forest Service road #177, ca. 14 km W of U.S. Hwy 270, S8 T3S R24W; 27 April1981, Rettig & R. Davis 234 (VDB). This specieswas collected previously in Garland Co., on wet silicious rocks about spring, near Lofton, 10 May 1925, E. J. Palmer 27132 (UARK).Carex prasina Walenb. Allcollection data same as the Montgomery Co. site forC. leptalea, Rettig & R. Davis 235 (VDB).This species was collectedpreviously inBenton Co., vicinity of War Eagle, altitude 110O'-1300', 12 May 1928, D. Demaree 5050 (UARK).The author is grateful to Dr.Gary Tucker of Arkansas Tech University (APCR) for verifying the identification ofAstersericeus and to Dr. Robert Krai of Vanderbilt University (VDB) for identifying all other species. The author is grateful alsoto Dr. Tucker and William Shepherd for critical review of the manuscript. Allnomenclature follows Kartesz and Kartesz (Asynonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Univ. of North Carolina Press,Chapel Hill,498 pp., 1980).J. H. RETTIG, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Suite 500, Continental Building, Main & Markham, LittleRock, Arkansas 7220198Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 36 [1982], Art. 35Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 1982

An Infestation of the Bat Bug Cimex pilosellus on an Arkansas Population of Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 36 Article 35 1982 An Infestation of the Bat Bug Cimex pilosellus on an Arkansas Population of Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) Alan D. Price Arkansas State University V. Rick McDaniel Arkansas State University C. Renn Tumlison Arkansas State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas  Part of the Zoology Commons Recommended Citation Price, Alan D.; McDaniel, V. Rick; and Tumlison, C. Renn (1982) "An Infestation of the Bat Bug Cimex pilosellus on an Arkansas Population of Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus)," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 36 , Article 35. Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol36/iss1/35 This article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able to read, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This General Note is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact scholar@uark.edu. Arkansas Academy of Science Proceedings, Vol. XXXVI,198298Arkansas Academy of ScienceAN INFESTATION OF THE BATBUG CIMEX PILOSELLUS ON ANARKANSAS POPULATION OF BIG BROWN BATS(EPTES/CUS FUSCUS)On 29 June 1981, an investigation was initiated on a maternity colony ofbigbrown bats, Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois) in Brinkley, MonroeCounty, Arkansas. The colony roosted in the attic of a 100-year-old colonial style home (much to the consternation of the owner), and extensiveguano deposits indicated bat utilization over a great number ofyears.Bats were captured from dusk until midnight by hand and mist-netting. A total of49 female and subadult bats was captured, and 13 cimicidswere removed from them. Interestingly, all of the cimicids were attached to the plagiopatagium or uropatagium ofvolant bats, although Spencer(Proc. Entomol. Soc. Brit.Col., 31:43-45, 1935. Taken from: Usinger, Monograph of Cimicidae, Entomol. Soc. Amer., College Park, Maryland,p. 348, 1966) reported cimicids as seldom found on bats, but inhabiting roosting areas, where they could obtain their bloodmeal from a roostingbat and return to a crack or crevice. Generally a single cimicid was found per bat, although three bats harbored two cimicids each. Allen (J. Mamm.,2:53-57, 1921) reported an incidence of two cimicids behind the ears of a bigbrown bat.Cimicids were transported to the laboratory, cleared, and identified as Cimex pilosellus Horvath (Hemiptera: Cimicidae: Pilosellus group).This group is primarily ectoparasitic on bats and is apparently restricted to the Nearctic region (Usinger, 1966). C. pilosellus is distinguished fromother cimicids in this group by its long, narrow hemelytral pads, the shallowlycleft paragenital sinus, and setae having a stellate termination whenviewed microscopically (Usinger, 1966).A second examination of the bat colony was conducted on 10 September 1981. At this time, additional cimicids were encountered on batsand 15-20 were observed on the woodwork around the attic door.Records of C. pilosellus associated with bigbrown bats are not uncommon (Phillips, Amer. Midi. Nat., 75:169-197, 1966; Usinger, p. 347,1966), and records in association with other bats (e.g., Pipistrellus hesperus Hatfield, Antrozous pallidus LeConte, and several species ofMyotis)are also known (Usinger, pp. 347-348, 1966; Dooley et al., .1. Mamm., 57:187-191, 1976). However, all previous records are from western NorthAmerica. The eastern-most records have been by Phillips (1966) from Leavenworth, Kansas, and Dooley et al. (1976) from Dona Ana County,New Mexico, and El Paso County, Texas. Although Allen (1921) recorded C. pilosellus from Ithaca, New York, Usinger (1966) reassigned therecord to another member of the Pilosellus group, C. adjunctus Barber. Our Arkansas records, then, clearly extend the range of C. pilosellus eastof the recognized range and represent the first recorded bat bugs from an Arkansas bat colony.The authors thank Harvey Barton for preparation and identification of the cimicids.ALAND. PRICE, V. RICK MCDANIEL,and RENN TUMLISON, Department of Biological Science, Arkansas State University, StaleUniversity, Arkansas 72467.SEVEN SIGNIFICANTVASCULAR PLANT RECORDS FOR ARKANSASDuring 1981 the staff of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission performed extensive field work. Four previously unreported specieswere added to the State's flora:Carex bromoides Willd. GARLAND CO.: along Meyer's Creek, in cherty soil, fullshade, 3.2 km NW ofMeyers, S17 T3S R22W; 21 April1981Rettig & K. Smith 220 (VDB).Carex hitchcockiana Dewey. NEWTON CO.: along Leatherwood Creek, deep shade, cherty soil, overstory primarily ofFagus grandifolia andLiquidambar styraciflua ca. 1.6 km E of Ponca, S30 T16N R22W; 6 May 1981, Rettig & K. Smith 282 (VDB).Carex pensvlvanica Lam. POLK CO.: the understory dominant on south side of Rich Mountain near crest in stunted hardwood forest, abundant,ca. 0.5 km W of Rich Mountain fire tower along Ouachita Trail, S17 T1S R31W; 27 April1981, Rettig & R. Davis 238 (VDB).Aster sericeus Vent. IZARDCO.: approximately 15 individuals on prairie-like opening oflimestone derivation atop Devil's Knob-Devil's Backbone,ca. 30 km NE ofMt. View,S34 T16N R10W; 8 October 1981, William Shepherd & D. Etchieson I(APCR).Three additional species were reported for the first time in at least thirty years:Sagittaria ambigua J. G. Sm. CLARK CO.: few plants in standing water in roadside ditch adjacent to natural opening in forest, full sun, soilgray and clayey with occasional gravel, ca. 12.9 km SE of Arkadelphia, S8 T8S R18W; 17 May 1981, Rettig & M.Rettig 313 (VDB). This specieswas reported previously for Arkansas by Demaree (A catalogue of the vascular plants ofArkansas. Taxodium 1:1-88, 1943).Carex leptalea Wahlenb. MONTGOMERY CO.: abundant in very rich moist humus of small, seepy area, with Magnolia tripetala & Smilax sp.,along U.S. Forest Service road #177, ca. 14 km W of U.S. Hwy 270, S8 T3S R24W; 27 April1981, Rettig & R. Davis 234 (VDB). This specieswas collected previously in Garland Co., on wet silicious rocks about spring, near Lofton, 10 May 1925, E. J. Palmer 27132 (UARK).Carex prasina Walenb. Allcollection data same as the Montgomery Co. site forC. leptalea, Rettig & R. Davis 235 (VDB).This species was collectedpreviously inBenton Co., vicinity of War Eagle, altitude 110O'-1300', 12 May 1928, D. Demaree 5050 (UARK).The author is grateful to Dr.Gary Tucker of Arkansas Tech University (APCR) for verifying the identification ofAstersericeus and to Dr. Robert Krai of Vanderbilt University (VDB) for identifying all other species. The author is grateful alsoto Dr. Tucker and William Shepherd for critical review of the manuscript. Allnomenclature follows Kartesz and Kartesz (Asynonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Univ. of North Carolina Press,Chapel Hill,498 pp., 1980).J. H. RETTIG, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Suite 500, Continental Building, Main & Markham, LittleRock, Arkansas 7220198Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 36 [1982], Art. 35Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 1982

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